Eunice Kathleen Waymon atau lebih dikenal dengan nama Nina Simone (21 Februari 1933 - 21 April 2003) merupakan seorang penyanyi, pencipta lagu, dan pianis berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat yang menerima anugerah Grammy Hall of Fame dari Grammy Award dan telah dilantik di Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Dia dilahirkan di Carolina Utara. Berkarier di dunia musik dari tahun 1954 hingga 2003. Di dunia musik, ia sering dijuluki sebagai High Prestisius of Soul.
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| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Nama lahir | Eunice Kathleen Waymon |
| Lahir | 21 Februari 1933 Tryon, Carolina Utara Amerika Serikat |
| Genre | Jazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, Folk, Gospel |
| Pekerjaan | Penyanyi Pencipta lagu Pianis Penulis aransemen Aktivis |
| Tahun aktif | 1954—2003 |
| Label | RCA Victor, Philips, Bethlehem, Colpix, Legacy Recordings |
| Situs web | www.ninasimone.com |
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| Tahun | Album | Tipe | Label | Billboard |
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| 1958 | Little Girl Blue | Studio | Bethlehem Records | |
| 1959 | Nina Simone and Her Friends | Studio | Bethlehem | |
| 1959 | The Amazing Nina Simone | Studio | Colpix Records | |
| 1959 | Nina Simone at Town Hall | Live and studio | Colpix | |
| 1960 | Nina Simone at Newport | Live | Colpix | 23 (pop) |
| 1960 | Forbidden Fruit | Studio | Colpix | |
| 1962 | Nina at the Village Gate | Live | Colpix | |
| 1962 | Nina Simone Sings Ellington | Live | Colpix | |
| 1963 | Nina's Choice | Compilation | Colpix | |
| 1963 | Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall | Live | Colpix | |
| 1964 | Folksy Nina | Live | Colpix | |
| 1964 | Nina Simone in Concert | Live | Philips Records | 102 (pop) |
| 1964 | Broadway-Blues-Ballads | Studio | Philips | |
| 1965 | I Put a Spell on You | Studio | Philips | 99 (pop) |
| 1965 | Pastel Blues | Studio | Philips | 8 (black) |
| 1966 | Nina Simone with Strings | Studio (strings added) | Colpix | |
| 1966 | Let It All Out | Live and studio | Philips | 19 (black) |
| 1966 | Wild Is the Wind | Studio | Philips | 12 (black) |
| 1967 | High Priestess of Soul | Studio | Philips | 29 (black) |
| 1967 | Nina Simone Sings the Blues | Studio | RCA Records | 29 (black) |
| 1967 | Silk & Soul | Studio | RCA | 24 (black) |
| 1968 | Nuff Said | Live and studio | RCA | 44 (black) |
| 1969 | Nina Simone and Piano | Studio | RCA | |
| 1969 | To Love Somebody | Studio | RCA | |
| 1970 | Black Gold | Live | RCA | 29 (black) |
| 1971 | Here Comes the Sun | Studio | RCA | 190 (pop) |
| 1972 | Emergency Ward | Live and Studio | RCA | |
| 1974 | It Is Finished | Live | RCA | |
| 1978 | Baltimore | Studio | CTI Records | 12 (jazz) |
| 1980 | The Rising Sun Collection | ? | Enja | |
| 1982 | Fodder on My Wings | Studio | Carrere | |
| 1984 | Backlash (Nina Simone album) | Live | StarJazz | |
| 1985 | Nina's Back | Studio | VPI | |
| 1985 | Live & Kickin | Live | VPI | |
| 1987 | Let It Be Me | ? | Verve | |
| 1987 | Live at Ronnie Scott's | Live | Hendring-Wadham | |
| 1993 | A Single Woman | Studio | Elektra Records | 3 (top jazz) |
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| 1969 | A Very Rare Evening | Live | ? | |
| 1975 | The Great Show Live In Paris | Live | RCA? | |
| 1997 | Released | ? | RCA Victor Europe | |
| 2003 | Gold | Studio Remastered | Universal/UCJ | |
| 2003 | Anthology | Compilation | RCA/BMG Heritage | |
| 2004 | Nina Simone's Finest Hour | Compilation | Verve/Universal | |
| 2005 | The Soul of Nina Simone | ? | RCA DualDisc | |
| 2006 | The Very Best of Nina Simone | Compilation | Sony BMG | |
| 2006 | Remixed and Reimagined | Remix | Legacy/SBMG | 5 (contemp.jazz) |
| 2006 | Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone | Compilation/Live Compilation | Deluxe | |
| 2006 | Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit | Remix | RCA |
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Nina Simone.
- Nina Simone - Situs Resmi
- Nina Simone 2008-12-07 di Wayback Machine. - Legacy Recordings Page
- L'hommage: Nina Simone - Tribute and Archival Site
- The Nina Simone Web 2006-11-13 di Wayback Machine. - A comprehensive Nina Simone website
- Nina Simone at The Music Box - A collection of reviews
- [1] - Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memorial Project (Tryon, NC-based scholarship, statue & music festival)
- Nina Simone Biography at About.com 2008-09-21 di Wayback Machine.